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2 days ago
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Timmins looking at incentives to ease doctor shortage
Officials in Timmins say a healthcare breakdown could hit the city in five years if nothing is done to replace dozens of retiring MDs Doctors are in high demand across the country and northern Ontario is no different. Officials in Timmins said a health care breakdown could hit the city in the next five years if nothing is done to replace dozens of retiring physicians in both family and specialized medicine. The impact of one family doctor's impending retirement on the local hospital, as another physician told city council recently, is adding more pressure to an overwhelmed health care system. 'The reputation that the medical staff, the whole hospital has is excellent,' said Dr. Lesley Griffiths, a family doctor and recruitment task force member. 'The care that people receive here is excellent. There's just not enough people to provide that care.' And hospital figures show the city's doctor crisis could get worse. There are currently 88 local doctors, 35 of whom are family practice and also work at the hospital. The city also brings in 144 travelling doctors. As the health care system barely hangs on, up to 44 local doctors who care for up to 21,000 patients are set to retire. That's in addition to the existing shortage of 40 doctors, meaning the city needs to recruit 84 doctors in the next five years. 'We really need to recruit at five times what our current recruitment efforts have yielded,' said Kate Fyfe from the Timmins and District Hospital. In the last five years, the city recruited only 20 doctors. 'There's not a big draw for family practice because there's so much overhead costs,' said Michelle Stevens from Centre de Sante Communautaire de Timmins. That's why Fyfe said incentive packages are critical, with the hospital helping with relocation, housing, education and a new interest-free loan program. 'Supports that will help the physician be settled and integrated into our community as quickly as possible,' she said. But that won't be enough, with officials urging the city to partner on a grant of at least $60,000. Timmins Mayor Michelle Boileau said the city needs to look at doing what it can to ease the problem. 'They have options and so anything that we can do to help them narrow in on Timmins, to be that No. 1 option, I think we should definitely be considering,' Boileau said. Timmins city councillor Cory Robin said local taxpayers shouldn't bear the cost, but there are few alternatives. 'I don't want to use municipal tax dollars for it. I don't think it's what it's for. It's a provincial thing,' Robin said. 'But we have an ethical duty to do what we need to do.' Council wants a breakdown on how the grant would work and how it compares to offerings elsewhere. Some councillors suggested combining public and private money will be an effective way forward. Ministry of health spokesperson Hannah Jensen told in an email, Ontario has added 12,500 new physicians to the workforce since 2018. A medical school education expansion also saw 44 undergraduate and 63 residency positions added at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. 'Our government is also expanding the Northern Ontario Resident Streamlined Training and Reimbursement (Nor-Star) program while breaking down barriers for internationally and interprovincially educated health care workers including the new Practice Ready Ontario Program that will add 50 new physicians this year," Jensen said. As part of a $110 million expansion of interprofessional primary care teams, the province has earmarked $6 million 'to connect people in northeastern Ontario to the care they need.' 'This year's Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMs) results show the progress that has been achieved to expand access to ace and grow our health care workforce for years to come through our government's investments into medical school education, interprofessional primary care teams and to tackle administrative burn out," Jensen said. 'This year, all of Ontario's residency positions were filled with more students selecting family medicine as their top choice. At NOSM, a majority of residency students are studying family medicine.'
CTV News
3 days ago
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25 new doctors hired so far this year: P.E.I. government
A doctor is seen in this file photo. (Pexels) The Prince Edward Island government says 25 new doctors have been hired so far this year. Of those, nine have already started practising, while 10 will begin in the second half of the year, and six more will begin in 2026. Meanwhile, eight previously working physicians have retired or moved on for various reasons, meaning there's a net gain of 17 doctors. Last year, there were 41 doctors hired, for a cumulative total of 66 in 18 months. 'We continue to see steady momentum in our physician recruitment efforts over the past 18 months. Islanders deserve timely access to high-quality care, and we remain focused on recruiting physicians who bring passion, skill, and a commitment to serving our communities,' said Minister of Health and Wellness Mark McLane in a provincial news release. Recruitment is carried out by Health PEI, the Department of Health and Wellness, physicians, and communities across the island. The province says Health PEI is actively pursuing 'top medical talent' across Canada and internationally. 'PEI offers one of the most competitive compensation packages in the country, including top-tier pay for family and specialty physicians, generous vacation and parental leave, full overhead coverage, and new incentives for physicians managing larger patient panels,' the release reads. 'Combined with the Island's natural beauty, strong communities, and supportive medical environment, PEI is increasingly becoming a destination of choice for physicians and their families.' With files from The Canadian Press. For more P.E.I. news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
London psychologist who gave patients ketamine faces disciplinary hearing
A London psychologist who used the psychedelic drug ketamine to treat clients faces a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday before Ontario's College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts. The college issued an interim order in August of last year to suspended Tatiana Zdyb's certificate of registration following an investigation into allegations of professional misconduct. The college's website currently lists three separate disciplinary hearing notices against Zdyb involving allegations of misconduct, including an allegation of sexually abusing a patient. Other allegations the college is investigating include a claim Zdyb failed to be truthful with clients and an allegation that she failed to give "competent care." It's unclear if Wednesday's hearing will address some of the allegations or address all three hearing notices. Different business names CBC News reached out to Zdyb for comment on Friday. After initially agreeing to an interview, she later declined to comment until she could speak with her lawyer. Zdyb has in the past talked publicly about her clinic becoming one of the first in southwestern Ontario to use the psychedelic drug ketamine to treat people with treatment-resistant depression. Because she is not a medical doctor, she only administered and conducted the therapy, while a physician prescribed the medication. There's a lot of hype about ketamine therapy, but is it safe? 12 months ago Ketamine is a powerful and potentially deadly drug, but some say, if used properly, it can be an effective treatment for mental illness. The National looks at how a Canadian clinic is using the anesthetic for therapy and asks the experts about the latest research. Ketamine is a fast-acting anesthetic used in medical or veterinary surgery. Selling, possessing or producing it in Canada is illegal unless it's authorized for medical or scientific purposes. In more recent years, it's become a tool used to treat severe depression that's been otherwise untreatable. Zdyb has operated under different business names in the past including the MindSetting Institute, Audacity Health and Zdyb Centre for Health Promotion. A search of her name leads to this web page with a single paragraph that says the Zdyb Centre for Health Promotion is now closed. Zdyb's LinkedIn page says she's been a part-time lecturer with King's University College since 2020. In an email to CBC News, the school said Zdyb taught part-time in the department of psychology but "does not have an active employment relationship with the university." Settled lawsuit Lawyer John Nicholson of the law firm Cohen Highley represented a former patient in a lawsuit against Zdyb that was settled. Nicholson said his client received ketamine during psychotherapy sessions with Zdyb while seeking treatment for mild depression in 2020. Nicholson's client's identity is covered by a publication ban. She is identified in court documents only as "A.A." Nicholson said A.A.'s condition deteriorated after the ketamine treatment and later became worse when Zdyb suggested she use psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms. "Her depression became worse and she found herself unable to return to work," said Nicholson. "Zdyb did not know what she was doing with these very powerful medications." Also, Nicholson said Zdyb entered into "an intimate and personal relationship" with A.A. while she was receiving treatment, a violation of the college's rules for patient care. Nicholson said his client's lawsuit against Zdyb was settled last year, though he wouldn't reveal the terms of the settlement.
